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NBC shared that Marcello Hernandez, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow and Devon Walker are joining the formed of Saturday Night Live erstwhile play 48 premieres this October.
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Change is successful the air!
NBC announced Sept. 15 that Saturday Night Live's 48th play volition spot the summation of 4 caller formed members, Marcello Hernandez, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow and Devon Walker.
And portion the quartet is caller to Studio 8H, they're hardly caller to the drama scene. Marcello, a comedian, histrion and writer from Miami, was selected arsenic the Just for Laughs New Face of Comedy successful 2022.
Likewise, Molly has a coagulated inheritance successful comedy, having starred successful Prime Video's A League of Their Own and Disney+'s Mighty Ducks. They were also selected for Comedy Central's "Up Next" showcase successful 2019.
Longfellow comes highly recommended, according to NBC, having antecedently participated in Netflix's Introducing ... showcase and NBC's Bring the Funny. He was besides selected arsenic 1 of TBS' "Comics to Watch" for the 2017 New York Comedy Festival.
Last but not slightest is Walker, who has written connected Freeform's Everything's Trash and the Netflix animated comedy Big Mouth.
The 4 newcomers person immoderate beauteous large shoes to fill—seven pairs to beryllium exact. SNL's play 47 finale saw the departures of Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, Kyle Mooney and Aidy Bryant. And connected Sept. 1, SNL announced that Melissa Villaseñor, Alex Moffat and Aristotle Athari would not beryllium returning either.
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Executive shaper and bid creator Lorne Michaels told reporters astatine the 2022 Emmys that this casting shake-up means the caller play volition spot the amusement spell done a "transition," adding, "The changes are ever difficult. But besides truly exciting."
Fans of the long-running sketch drama tin spot however things cookware retired when SNL premieres Oct. 1 connected NBC.
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